While I agree with your statement, Cloud Cover, I cannot agree with the sentiment.
I know I am repeating myself, but the idea of the RCN (or worse the naval reserve) having amphibious ships keeps recurring here. But having phibs is not a naval matter, it is an Army matter. As long as the Canadian Army does not indicate to the Government that they wish to be able to attack from the sea and provide for the funding for its components to train and exercise that capability with sufficient frequency to remain current in it, the Navy will have no part of this capability. Hence why Chief Stoker above states - correctly if there is no demand for it from the Army - that such ships would just sit alongside, uncrewed.
When the Army wants it, then we'll get the ships. Meanwhile, don't foist the capability on the RCN.